|
If you want to
catch more fish through the ice, you can "Stick
It!"
By
the On Ice Tour Pro Staff
Walleye and perch ice fishing in the brush
A growing legion of anglers has one thing to
say when it comes to many bodies of water across
ice-fishing country.
"Stick it!" they are exclaiming, and they're
not talking about the rising cost of fishing
licenses, user fees, taxes or even gasoline.
They're talking about one of the most productive
forms of habitat that exists beneath winter's
cover of ice.
Not every lake or reservoir is blessed with an
abundance of rock piles, reefs, sandbars and
gravel beds, but most have some form of submerged
wood that attracts and holds a variety of fish
species. And while wood can be productive
year-round, it becomes a focal point for many
anglers in the know during the hard-water season.
Guide Jeff Dosch spends most of his winter in
pursuit of walleyes and perch on Devil's Lake in
North Dakota. Pro angler Tommy Skarlis of Walker,
Minn., grew up chasing panfish around the lakes
and reservoirs of Minnesota and Iowa. The wood,
both said, is often where it's at.
Perch
Fishing in the brush at Devils Lake, North Dakota |
